Irlande
Irlande | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Constitution | 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Vézina |
| • MPs | Christian Paradis |
| • MNAs | Laurent Lessard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 948 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 418 |
Irlande is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 948 as of 2009.
Irlande does not have a town or village centre, but the hamlet of Maple Grove, at the intersection of Chemins Craig and Gosford, constitutes the only notable urban agglomeration. This is where the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and the rectory are located.
Name
The township of Ireland was first colonized by Irish settlers, who called the area "New Ireland." The municipality kept the English spelling until 1987, when it took the French "Irlande."
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